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Submission Preparation Checklist
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- The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
- The submission file is in Microsoft Word.
- The submission contains a list of references. When available, the URLs (preferably DOIs) to access references online are provided, including those for open access versions of the reference.
- All illustrations, figures and tables are enclosed in jpg format.
- All authors have significantly contributed to the research and have given permission to be listed on the submitted paper.
- Information on financial support of the research is provided by authors
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- For formatting your document, please respect our style sheet.
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